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Hot weather race execution What can you do? This is a really tough question because typically people are looking for answers the day before when they find out some event they have been training for is going to be a cooker. There is no silver bullet. Different people handle heat in races better than others. …
Dropping into a training program. What to consider when you are cutting it short. Recently I tried to crash a marathon training plan because I only had 7 weeks to my event. This turned out to be a bad idea because I didn’t have the fitness necessary to handle the load and intensity. But there …
How I cracked the swim code The hard way I’ve been working over the last 6-7 months to re-engineer my swim. This isn’t the first time. I’ve been working on my swim off and on every spring and summer for around 7-8 years. I think I have finally made some progress. Here are some points …
Cross Country I ran cross country for two years in high school. I did not join the cross country team because I was good at running or because I loved running. I joined cross country because the captains of the wrestling team were also the captains of the cross country team. They told me I …
What’s the best age to qualify for Boston? Do the old guys have an unfair advantage? It turns out the best age is 80 but almost all the ages over 35 have an advantage, some significant. I compared the 2013 Boston Marathon Standards (without the extra 59 seconds) to the World Masters Athletics Age Graded …
